This could easily have been a case of "fake news by a right-wing talk back host" were it not for confirmation below from the Russians. Of course in the US it is just "fake news" which is the case with a lot of stuff that is actually true.
There
has been "An
Incident" in the South China
Sea -- UPDATE
11:17 PM EST:
RADIATION DETECTED!!!!
20
November, 2019
Oceanographic
instruments monitoring the South China Sea have reportedly registered
a significant undersea EXPLOSION.
Details
are sketchy as of 6:22 PM eastern US time, but military sources are
saying an explosion took place at a depth of approximately 50 Meters,
which caused an underwater shock wave of such sudden presence, and of
such strength, that the explosion itself "had to be between 10
and 20 Kilotons." Those sources (military) also say
explicitly "An
earthquake has been ruled out."
United
States submarines routinely operate in that area of the world's
oceans.
If
an explosion of that magnitude took place, it could reek havoc with
the submarine(s) and their instruments; perhaps forcing them to leave
an area, or perhaps put into port for re-calibration or repairs.
There
is nothing in the area of the South China Sea which, on its own, can
account for such a possible event.
UPDATE
11:17 PM EST --
Radiation
is now being detected at shore monitoring points around the South
China Sea!
According
to this official map from the uRADMonitor Global Environmental
Monitoring Network, "significant" radiation readings are
now registering on their radiation monitors, shown on the map below:
Did
China detonate a small, tactical, nuclear device to send a warning to
the United States over the US Senate and US House approving the Hong
Kong Democracy Act, which China views as an "assault" upon
China's internal affairs?
Has
China had enough of US "freedom of navigation" exercises in
the South China Sea?
Is
China feeling the sting of economic downturn from its Trade War with
the USA, and are they "upping-the-ante" signaling actual
war
US media is saying this is "fake news" whereas the Russians have confirmed an incident.
Russian Watchdog Detects
‘Radiation Incident’ in South
China Sea
A Rospotrebnadzor statement said radiation levels are not high enough to threaten the Russian population.
22
November, 2019
The
Russian government’s consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor
said Friday it has detected a
“radiation incident” in the South China Sea.
“Based
on data received from the Global Environmental Monitoring System,
there’s an increase in background radiation in the South China Sea
in connection with a radiation incident,” Rospotrebnadzor said in
an online statement.
It
added that the radiation levels did not “currently threaten the
Russian population” and that it “has increased its radiation
monitoring in the adjacent border areas.”
A
website run by far-right U.S. talk show radio host Hal
Turner claimed Wednesday
that unidentified military sources had allegedly detected an
underwater nuclear explosion in the area that caused powerful
shockwaves.
Gizmodo
reported that uRADMonitor Global Environmental Monitoring
Network data used in the initial report registered “negligible”
radiation and noted that two other agencies in the region showed
normal radiation readings.
Military
analysts reported Saturday
that an 11,000-ton Chinese nuclear missile submarine had surfaced
among Vietnamese fishing boats in the South China Sea in September.
https://www.rospotrebnadzor.ru/about/info/news/news_details.php?ELEMENT_ID=13136
Here is my report from a few days ago
Here is my report from a few days ago
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